For two decades, Grow Montana has advocated for changes in policies to strengthen Montana’s food and agriculture economies. The coalition has led systems research, produced educational materials, and stewarded significant policy changes to support Montana’s food producers, processors, distributors, and consumers.

Our coordinated efforts framed progressive policies that successfully strengthened community based food systems. Though our organizations have offices spanning our large state, we have a proven record of mobilizing rapidly when threats or opportunities present themselves.

In recent years, it has become apparent that our Coalition needs new tools, knowledge, and perspectives to effectively advocate for progressive policies that improve lives at the community level. To be successful in our mission to help all Montanans overcome the food insecurity issues of our time, we must address the ways in which our current purpose and organizational structure have failed to engage key voices in our communities. We ask:

Please check out this exciting video submission that outlines our goals for the future of Grow Montana – if you are excited by what you see, let us know! If you want to get involved, or know someone we should reach out to, tell us! Finally, if you have any feedback on what we have done well (or not so well!) in the past, or have suggestions for future work, we want to hear from you! We thank the Wallace Center for the opportunity to apply for this funding, and we thank you for your interest in Grow Montana!